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White House insists Libya action legal
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that the current US action in Libya did not violate US law, rejecting rising criticism in Congress over the legal grounding and goals of the operation.
In a 30-page report to Congress, the White Ho…
NATO spending decline ”serious problem”: Gates
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: The decline in defense spending by NATO-member countries is a “serious problem” that could eventually force the United States to move away from the alliance, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
Reiterating a critique of NATO …
Lawmakers file suit over Obama”s Libya war
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers Wednesday sought to throw a roadblock in front of President Barack Obama”s Libya policy, filing a lawsuit that charges that US military operations are unconstitutional.
Anti-war Democratic Representative…
Focus of Afghan war is shifting eastward: WP
Jun 15th
WASHINGTON: The Afghan war is returning to the place it began: the violent eastern borderlands with Pakistan, where the Taliban and Al-Qaeda slipped out of American reach a decade ago and have organized their insurgency ever since, Washington Post said…
Pakistan arrests CIA informants in bin Laden raid: NY Times
Jun 15th
WASHINGTON: Pakistans top military spy agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the months leading up to the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, according to Ameri…
No evidence of links between ISI, Haqqani network: US
Jun 15th
WASHINGTON: United States has said that aid given to Pakistan is in the interest for the national security of both the countries.
Talking to media in a press briefing, US State Department”s spokesman Mark Toner said that US aid given to Pakistan is f…
Syria faces backlash over army crackdown
Jun 14th
DAMASCUS: Syria was under sharp international pressure on Tuesday to halt its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, as troops pursued a scorched earth campaign in northern mountains, sending thousands fleeing.
The United States stepped up its condemn…
US for peace talks with Afghan Taliban
Jun 14th
UNITED NATIONS: The United States is seeking to split the UN sanctions list for Taliban and al Qaeda figures into two as part of a bid to induce the Taliban into talks on a peace settlement in Afghanistan, diplomats said on Monday.
The move comes as W…
Are narcissists bringing social media down?
Jun 13th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6405/are-narcissists-bringing-social-media-down/
Violent clashes as Syria troops storm flashpoint townViolent clashes in Syria
Jun 12th
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops Sunday fought violent battles with “armed gangs” in flashpoint Jisr Al-Shughur town, state television said, as international outrage mounted at Syria”s brutal crackdown on protesters.
“Army divisions entered Jisr al-Shughur an…
